A visit to the Dolin ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Dolin. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Dolin (FG ID #2336725).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Dolin ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dolin:
38.1309, -81.8242
The Dolin is located in Boone County<2>.
The county seat for Boone County is located in Madison. Madison lies just to the south of the Dolin .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dolin.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Dolin.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dolin, with the nearest first.
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Griffith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Breedlove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riley Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Echols Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Louie Hood Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dolan
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Altman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ballard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Price Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Vandelinde Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gunnoes - Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Atkins - Halstead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ashby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ballard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dolin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beckett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chambers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smoot Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Poor Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mullins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Perdue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dolin Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dolin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- G.W. Estep Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Dolin.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dolin, with the nearest first:
- Lory
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harless
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harless is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harless
- Rock Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Creek Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Julian
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Danville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Foster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Madison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nellis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dodson Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Easly
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alkol
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Layville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Turtle Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Washington Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Price Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Foch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Uneeda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Andrew
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Johns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brushton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ashford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dartmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grippe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Emmons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Dolin. The following communities are located in Boone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dolin.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Dolin:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Boone County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Dolin:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2336725
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dolin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |